Drowning Pool a four-piece alternative metal band
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Band Members:
Ryan McCombs – vocals
C.J. Pierce – guitar, vocals
Stevie Benton – bass guitar, vocals
Mike Luce – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Former members:
Dave Williams: vocals (1996−2002)
Jason Jones: vocals (2003−2005)
Albums:
Sinner (2001)
Desensitized (2004)
Full Circle (2007)
Drowning Pool a four-piece alternative metal band, which was established in 1996 in Dallas, Texas, USA. They are currently signed to Eleven Seven Music and have released three albums, their most recent being Full Circle which was published on August 7, 2007. Each of their three albums has featured a different lead singer. After original singer Dave Williams died, Jason Jones took over its second album, desensitized. When he left the band for personal reasons and was replaced by former singer Ryan McCombs for Full Circle area. The group played at the Crue Fest 2: White Trash Circus in the summer of 2009.
Drowning Pool rose to fame playing with Ozzy Osbourne during an Ozzfest tour. 2001 debut album, Sinner, was certified platinum within six months, and the video for their first single “Bodies” was widely distributed in different channels of music videos. After the attacks of September 11, radio stations pulled “bodies” because there are concerns about its content in light of 9 / 11 victims who jumped from the tower. On August 14, 2002, the group’s singer Dave Williams was found dead in his tour bus. A spokesman for the coroner for the Northern District of Virginia said that he suffered from a form of heart disease. When asked if the group had unreleased songs, according to a 2002 article Blabbermouth, drummer Mike Luce responded that “only 3-4 songs were made, including one called” Heroes “is a tribute to dead rock as Layne Staley. I do not know if we’ll ever released them. “
